OET interlinear YHN (JHN) 19:38

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-newevent

μετὰ & ταῦτα

after & these_‹things›

After this introduces a new event that happened soon after the events the story has just told. Use the natural form in your language for introducing a new event. Alternate translation: “soon afterward”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

Ἰωσὴφ ὁ ἀπὸ Ἁριμαθαίας

Joseph ¬which from Arimathea

Since Luke 23:50 indicates that Joseph was a member of the Sanhedrin, he was likely dwelling in Jerusalem. Therefore, John would mean here that Joseph was originally from Arimathea. Joseph had not come from Arimathea to Jerusalem for this occasion. If this would confuse your readers, you could express the meaning explicitly. Alternate translation: “Joseph, who was originally from Arimathea”

Note 3 topic: translate-names

Ἰωσὴφ ὁ ἀπὸ Ἁριμαθαίας

Joseph ¬which from Arimathea

Arimathea was a city in Judea. Alternate translation: “Joseph who was from the city called Arimathea”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

διὰ τὸν φόβον τῶν Ἰουδαίων

because_of the fear ˱of˲_the Jews

John is using of to describe the fear that Joseph felt for the Jewish leaders. If this is not clear in your language, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “because he feared the Jews”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

διὰ τὸν φόβον τῶν Ἰουδαίων

because_of the fear ˱of˲_the Jews

Here, the Jews refers to the Jewish leaders. See how you translated this term in 1:19.

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἵνα ἄρῃ τὸ σῶμα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ & ἦρεν τὸ σῶμα αὐτοῦ

that ˱he˲_/may/_take_away the body ¬the ˱of˲_Jesus & (Some words not found in SR-GNT: μετὰ δὲ ταῦτα ἠρώτησεν τὸν Πιλᾶτον Ἰωσὴφ ὁ ἀπὸ Ἁριμαθαίας ὢν μαθητὴς τοῦ Ἰησοῦ κεκρυμμένος δὲ διὰ τὸν φόβον τῶν Ἰουδαίων ἵνα ἄρῃ τὸ σῶμα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ καὶ ἐπέτρεψεν ὁ Πιλᾶτος ἦλθον οὖν καὶ ἦραν αὑτόν)

John implies that Joseph wanted to take away the body of Jesus in order to bury it. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “that he might take away the body of Jesus in order to bury it … took away and buried his body”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐπέτρεψεν ὁ Πειλᾶτος

permitted_‹it› ¬the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: μετὰ δὲ ταῦτα ἠρώτησεν τὸν Πιλᾶτον Ἰωσὴφ ὁ ἀπὸ Ἁριμαθαίας ὢν μαθητὴς τοῦ Ἰησοῦ κεκρυμμένος δὲ διὰ τὸν φόβον τῶν Ἰουδαίων ἵνα ἄρῃ τὸ σῶμα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ καὶ ἐπέτρεψεν ὁ Πιλᾶτος ἦλθον οὖν καὶ ἦραν αὑτόν)

John implies that Pilate gave Joseph permission to take away Jesus’ body. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “Pilate gave him permission to take away the body of Jesus”